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Millennium
Development Goals United Nations (UN) Global Summits and Conferences held throughout the 1990s addressed global social, economic, and environmental issues facing both developing and developed countries in the world. The related Conventions and Declarations were synthesized in the Millennium Summit of September 2000, where 147 heads of State and Government and 191 nations adopted a Millennium Declaration. Since then, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), as the UN's global development network, links and coordinates global and national efforts to reach the Millennium goals (MDGs), which include eight overall goals and related targets and indicators, selected to ensure a common assessment and understanding of the status of MDGs at global, regional, and national levels.
MDGs in Georgia As a signatory to the Millennium Declaration of September 2000, Georgia is committed to carrying out the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) process and defining and fulfilling eight MDGs that, although global in origin, address specific Georgian needs:
The MDGs are important for Georgia because improvement in socio-economic indicators regarding eight MDG target areas improves the general well-being of Georgia’s population. Properly assessing and alleviating the state of poverty in Georgia, improving employability and labour standards, and decreasing vulnerability of various social groups are goals common to both the MDGs and the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Programme (EDPRP). For each MDG goal one or more targets have been set, most for 2015. National Development Goals
UNDP is convinced that Georgia will progress whether it is measured towards MDG targets or not. At the end of the day what matters is the effects for peoples wellbeing and if it is measurable is secondary. Even if this is true, measurable progress and clear targets, as MDGs, are tools for making more out of the scarce resources at hand as well as mobilising new ones. UNDP is convinced that the MDG and the millennium declaration are among the strongest comprehensive tools, at present, for collective effort towards improving people’s lives. For Georgia they are particular relevant because of the following reasons: Ø To keep the country focused on human development for the society as a whole and not only for a few. Ø The nationalised MDGs are comprehendible for anybody, and as such powerful tools for mobilising efforts and support, domestically and internationally. Ø MDG is a framework for result-based management within government and among development actors, which being effectively utilised will enhance transparency and accountability of the same. Ø As 191 states and several organisations worldwide have subscribed to the goals the MDGs gives a possible platform for effective coordination and dialogue among international and national development actors. In Georgia, the UNDP country office, together with the UN Country Team and civil society representatives supported and contributed to drafting the first Millennium Development Goals Report (MDGR), launched in June 2004, and the MDG Progress Report prepared in September 2005. These reports are the result of a close collaboration led by the Government of Georgia and comprising a range of development partners. The reports chart progress towards the goals and gauge the probability of the country achieving each by 2015. MDG Progress Report (Eng, Geo) MDG Report Launch Press Release MDG
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